ALUMNIeventsFamily SundayEach year, several D’Youville groups gatherto begin the holiday season with prayerand fun. The annual Family Sunday washeld Dec. 5, 2004. Living and deceasedalumni, their families and all members of theD’Youville community, especially students,were remembered at a mass celebrated bycampus minister Father Thomas Ribits,SFDS. The Christmas carols were led bythe beautiful voices of Lisa Bailey, CarlaBisceglia, Michael Cole (grandson of AdeleDePasquale Marino, ’51), Lauren Feola,Jennifer Toth, and Bridget Urlacher –students who came in to join the celebrationon an early Sunday morning.The day continued with a deliciousbrunch. There was a visit from Santa Clausand the children gathered at his feet as hecalled them by name to present each onewith a gift.Activities in the gym and swimming inthe college pool completed the day. As hashappened in recent years, several threegenerationfamilies attended and are eagerlyanticipating this year’s date, Dec. 4, 2005.Alumni Association board membersRoberta Rozek Evans, ’62, chair, and RoseGrierson St. Pierre, ’83, co-chair, plannedthe outstanding event.Rose Grierson St. Pierre, ’83,her husband Roger, and theirfamily, as well as Santa (top photo)enjoy Family Sunday.HolidayWreath SaleThe Alumni Association’s annual holidaywreath sale to benefit the Sister CharlotteBarton Alumni Kinship EndowedScholarship Fund was spearheaded byCynthia Wierzba DeLuca, ’75 (above).She and her enthusiastic team are alreadyplanning next year’s sale.Job PrepConferenceThomsas E.Traverse, assistantprofessor ofeducation, chatswith enthusiasticstudents at the JobPrep Conference.The sixth annual Job Prep Conference cosponsoredby the Career Services Center, thealumni office and institutional advancement,was held on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, in the<strong>College</strong> Center. The annual program isdesigned to provide practical information toprepare fourth- and fifth-year and graduatelevelstudents for the job market.Sister Denise Roche welcomed thestudents and emphasized that the excellentpreparation that D’Youville students receiveenables them to take their places amongprofessionals in their chosen fields. Employersseek D’Youville graduates when they arelooking for well-qualified applicants.Several speakers from a variety ofdisciplines were part of the getting hiredpanel. Dr. Carl Militello, superintendentof the Dunkirk, N.Y., public schools, whois also a DYC adjunct professor, returnedfor an encore. Other panelists included Dr.Richard E. Dowds, associate professor ofbiology and several alums, as follows:Thomas J. DeLuca, ’76 (math)Marion D. Slaughter, ’86 (math/computer science)Kenneth J. Stuczynski, ’91 (philosophy)Michelle A. Murtha, ’99 (health services admin.)Kathleen O’Connell, ’03 (physician assisting)and Sarah E. Prizzi, ’04 (physical therapy).In their presentations, each broughta unique perspective when providingsuggestions for seeking a job.26
ALUMNIeventsFloridaChapter VisitsAlumni and their spouses cordially welcomedSister Denise to their Florida locales. Togetherthey reminisced about old times and learnedabout campus news: current enrollment,exciting new programs and the grandopening of our spectacular apartment-styleresidence hall. As in the past, these were veryspecial occasions. Among the happy guests atNaples and Sarasota were the followingalums:abca. Mary F. Curry, ’44, andMackenzie Roberts, ’02, comparing notes ontheir alma materb. Beverly Kiedrowski Sojka, ’70, andPat Deck Phillips, ’52, clearly enjoying theevening event in Naplesc. Happy to see each other again...(left to right) Marjorie Bird Mohr, ’62,her sister Carole Huff, ’59 andCatherine Closs Anderson, ’57d. Pat Brohman Winkler, ’51,Kay Bradshaw McDonnell, ’52, and Donare glad to share a D’Youville moment.e. Mary Pendy Koessler, ’49, Mary BelleLindsay Walsh, ‘49 and Jim Shanahan indeep conversation at the Naples reception inFebruaryf. Sister Denise with an old friend, Joe Simon, atthe Sarasota luncheondef27